glee CLUB CONCERT FRIDAY
State Convention of Y. M. C. A.
INTEREST IN DEBATE GROWS
S tate associations of the Y. M. C. A. 1 ryout to be Held December 12,
Glee and Mandolin Clubs Will Give
are at present looking forw ard to the
Local Concert at Eugene
Will be a Close one Among Many
annual state convention which is to be
Theater
Debaters, Both New and Old
Next F riday ev en in g the s tu d e n ts
will have an o p p o rtu n ity of see in g the
University Glee and M an d o lin C lubs
in their annual co n cert at th e E u g en e
Theatre. Prof. Glen lias been sp e n d
ing his best efforts on th e clubs for
the past two m o n th s and lie ex p resses
his opinion th at the co n cert of th is s e a
son will be the best in a good m any
years. Not only is th e new m aterial
better than in p rev io u s y ea rs, b u t the
songs and features are of a m ore catch y
tvpe and are sure to m ake a p ro n o u n ced
hit.
Prof. Glen sent to th e E a s t for the
songs and succeeded in g e ttin g a gro u p
which have ap p eared in N ew Y ork
this winter for the first tim e. O n e new
addition has been m ade to th e O reg o n
songs in "Tlmse D ays a t O re g o n ,”
composed by Robyn N elson and V ic
tor \ oigt, tw o m em b ers of th e clubs.
The Mandolin m usic has been care*
fully selected and will be su re of a p
preciation from i n y au d ien c e, Van
Dusen and V oigt. th e iliirfe c t duo, will
figure in the stu n t role, and for g e n u
ine originality, th ese tw o a rtis ts have
anything outclassed th a t ever a tte m p t
ed to im itate a foreig n er.
Everyone know s V an D usen and the
well-spring of fun th a t lies hidden in
his bosom. A s for V o ig t he is new
before the fo o tlig h ts but he is ex p e r
ienced as an e n te rta in e r.
lie has a
prodigious am ount of imft^rHArg
and can mimic a n y th in g from the y elp
ing of a hu n g ry coyote to th e ja b b e r
ing of a Dago v en d er. H is F ren ch -
f auadian dialect is th e g en u in e a r ti
cle, and the dialogue b etw een him and
Van Dusen en titled , “ Is he in? is the
best m irth p ro v o k er ev er fe atu red by
the clubs.
I he comical q u a rte tte , C ooper, Nel-
s’Hi. M ood and B urke, in th e New
i ork hit, “ In fail" w ith th e ir original
dance is one ot th e best sp ecialties on
the program .
A ltogether th ere is a balance ab<
•he clubs this y ear th a t in su res a m<
enjoyable and e n te rta in in g concert
Hie officers an d p erso n n el of 1
Hubs are as fo llo w s:
I r e s , Don. L. L ew is: D irect
' '"f. 1. M. ('d en ; M an ag er, M erle
V hessnian: L eader of Glee C lub. R<
ben S teeh p iist: L ead er of M ando
*' Robyn N elso n : Accompani
Melvin P. Ogden.
Glee I h ib : S teeh p iist, B urke. Fari
"well. W ood, G oodm an, C u rtis, Tin
Nelson, Lew is. D avies, Davids«
""per. Kellogg, G eisler, and Coovi
-Mamlolin ("hib: N elson. Snow , R;
, n* \ an Scov, K ern s. Breedii
Downs, M oores. W’insor, and D av
son.
Stunsters: V an D usen and V oigt.
held in M cM innville on December 4,
5 and 0. In this convention, delegates
from all of the associations of the state
m eet fur the purpose of g etting a
stro n g er and deeper inspiration lor,
and a better grasp on association work.
T o this end reports are read by the
various delegates upon the different
different phases of the Y. M. C. A.
lines of work, such as mission and bi
ble study, religious meeting, and
finance. The most effective methods
of gaining success are presented. A
num ber of strong speakers attend in
order to address the delegates upon
In this respect the com ing convention
will be especially fortunate. The pro
gram contains the following names of
noted speakers :
M m . E. Sweet, of D enver; Mr. Beck
S tate Secretary of M innesota: Rev.
John M. Dean of the Seattle City As
sociation: ReV. D. L. Rader of P o rt
land: Rev. A. J. Folsom of Forest
G rove: Gale Seaman, International
S tudent Secretary for the Pacific
C< »ast.
The L niversitv of Oregon is entitled
to fifteen delegates to the convention.
A rate of one and one-third tare has
been granted by the railroads tor the
benefit of the delegates.
Bachelors Give Dance
Byron Goodall, 11. and Ben W il
liams, dB ^w ere h o sts,a t an enjoyable
dancing party on Saturday evening.
Miss G ertrude Gam ble was patroness.
Music was furnished by Messrs.
W elch and W indsor. The guests pres
ent were the Misses Lrsa 1 lambic,
Madge I Iambic. Alice Stoddard. Pay
C lark. Laura Kennon, Celia Hager.
W arner. Ethel 1 odd, Maud Beals.
E thel Barnard and \ era Graham , and
M essrs. Billie W illiams. Bolton G am
ble, H erbert B arrett, Clarence Stod
dard. Elm er Hardin. A rth u r Stillman,
W in. Beals. A rthur G arrahrant and
Earl K ilp a tr ic k .___ ______
Cross Country Starts
,'ow that the football season is over
, sical D irector H ayw ard is in a po-
,n to turn his attention to track
-k. This week the cross country
•k will he taken up in real earnest
a large sipiad of men will corn
ice regular work. A num ber of
i have already been training faith-
v for some time, and the interest in
work this vear seems to he verv
•lt
\ sawdust track will he htted
on Kincaid field for u<e in wet
.«her It may he that later on a
,s country meet will be held be-
en the 1 fanei
O, A. L g
'he “D uo V ad is” Club at .Missouri
fits to m em bership only those who
e ridden a certain num ber of miles
•V stu d en t at B erkeley has secured
I ram ps upon the railroads.
’un^elf a place in th e in sane asylum
'exas has started a hum orous
in sistin g on m ak in g love to everv
m onthly
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Debate interest is growing. A list
has been posted tor the names of those
intending to try out tor interstate
teams, and has already been signed 1»\
nineteen men. The com m ittee on o r
atory and debate leels that there should
he at least forty contestants in the first
prelim inary, ¡'his prelim inary will he
held in some room in V illard Hall on
December 12th. If the list is long, the
try out will probably last all day.
Each aspirant for interstate honors
will he given nine m inutes, or some
other stated amount of time, in which
to present his views upon one side or
other of the question. The judges will
be members of the faculty. Eight d e
baters will he chosen. The second pre
limiuary, held after C hristinas vaci
tion. will bring the num ber down to
six, and assign the men to places on
the team. In the first prelim inary the
order of speaking will he alternately
a man from each side, the sides being
arranged in alphabetical order. It is
probable that there will he at least two
girls in the coming try out, although
tltev have not yet signed the list. This
is the first year that women have
shown interest in interstate debate eon
tests, although at W ashington and else
where there are some alw ays anxious
to try out. Phe freshman class is more
interested in debate than any of the
other classes. Prof. E. E. De C on’s
work in .the High School D ebating
League probably deserves most of the
credit for this interest. T he men who
have already signed for the prelim
inary are:
Seniors: '1'. R. 'I'ownsend, J. II. Bond,
Earl Kilpatrick. Ju n io rs: C. A. Steele,
C. Paine Shaiigle, M . C. Nicholas, llai
old Imlson Rounds.
Sophom ores:
Charles W . Robinson. IL E. D unton,
1). L. Hohie. Percy M. Collier. Eresh-
inen: Allvn E. Rolierts, A Burleigh
Cash. L. Leon Ray. N. R. Clem, Ralph
Moores. Earl Jones. W inn Nicholas, X.
Gammans.
The list is on the stu d en t's bulletin
hoard in Villard Hall ami is open to
signatures until the date of the try out.
Persons signing should also report
their names to Herbert h. I larke,
m anager of oratory and debate.
Stuart M cQueen, '07, was visiting
with relatives in Eugene last week,
lie has an excellent position as a n a ly t
ical chemist with the Clarke. \\ ood
ward Drug Company of Portland.
Virgil Earl, an old L niversity fo o t
ball star, was in town 'I'hursday with
the East Portland High School fo o t-
ha IL tea
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Sain Robinson forged the andirons
th at grace the two fireplaces in the li
brary.
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T hirteen women are trying for places
on the intercollegiate debate team s at
W ashington.
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